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Steam app 2179380 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 20:43 UTC

Sand:box

"Falling sand" style particle sandbox, now with circuits and stickmen!

Sand:box Steam header artwork
smellymoosmellymoo
42playing now
5124-hour peak
179all-time peak
30average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

−1.4Gain−4.3%% gain65Peak

714 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

01835537013 Aug18 Aug23 Aug28 Aug02 Sep07 Sep12 SepThursday 13 August 202625 peakFriday 14 August 202652 peakSaturday 15 August 202660 peakSunday 16 August 202647 peakMonday 17 August 202659 peakTuesday 18 August 202650 peakWednesday 19 August 202651 peakThursday 20 August 202646 peakFriday 21 August 202649 peakSaturday 22 August 202643 peakSunday 23 August 202648 peakMonday 24 August 202664 peakTuesday 25 August 202665 peakWednesday 26 August 202656 peakThursday 27 August 202660 peakFriday 28 August 202661 peakSaturday 29 August 202659 peakSunday 30 August 202649 peakMonday 31 August 202645 peakTuesday 01 September 202654 peakWednesday 02 September 202654 peakThursday 03 September 202654 peakFriday 04 September 202652 peakSaturday 05 September 202653 peakSunday 06 September 202656 peakMonday 07 September 202655 peakTuesday 08 September 202644 peakWednesday 09 September 202641 peakThursday 10 September 202655 peakFriday 11 September 202653 peakSaturday 12 September 202651 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

47 months, November 2022 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

04897145193Nov 2022Jun 2023Jan 2024Aug 2024Mar 2025Oct 2025May 2026November 202226 monthly peakDecember 202216 monthly peakJanuary 202312 monthly peakFebruary 202315 monthly peakMarch 202316 monthly peakApril 202317 monthly peakMay 202314 monthly peakJune 202316 monthly peakJuly 202315 monthly peakAugust 202314 monthly peakSeptember 202340 monthly peakOctober 202324 monthly peakNovember 202327 monthly peakDecember 202345 monthly peakJanuary 202446 monthly peakFebruary 202446 monthly peakMarch 202440 monthly peakApril 202446 monthly peakMay 202441 monthly peakJune 202436 monthly peakJuly 202432 monthly peakAugust 202427 monthly peakSeptember 202431 monthly peakOctober 202428 monthly peakNovember 202430 monthly peakDecember 2024103 monthly peakJanuary 202557 monthly peakFebruary 202553 monthly peakMarch 202549 monthly peakApril 202540 monthly peakMay 202548 monthly peakJune 202536 monthly peakJuly 2025100 monthly peakAugust 202552 monthly peakSeptember 202555 monthly peakOctober 2025179 monthly peakNovember 2025162 monthly peakDecember 2025123 monthly peakJanuary 202697 monthly peakFebruary 202680 monthly peakMarch 202670 monthly peakApril 202673 monthly peakMay 202676 monthly peakJune 202664 monthly peakJuly 202675 monthly peakAugust 202665 monthly peakSeptember 202656 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

Show:

The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

020406181July 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 202675 peak — daily detail belowAugust 202665 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 202656 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

02040618101 Jul06 Jul11 Jul16 Jul21 Jul26 Jul31 JulWednesday 01 July 202660 peakThursday 02 July 202675 peakFriday 03 July 202664 peakSaturday 04 July 202665 peakSunday 05 July 202664 peakMonday 06 July 202658 peakTuesday 07 July 202657 peakWednesday 08 July 202667 peakThursday 09 July 202664 peakFriday 10 July 202659 peakSaturday 11 July 202657 peakSunday 12 July 202657 peakMonday 13 July 202662 peakTuesday 14 July 202656 peakWednesday 15 July 202663 peakThursday 16 July 202671 peakFriday 17 July 202662 peakSaturday 18 July 202657 peakSunday 19 July 202665 peakMonday 20 July 202660 peakTuesday 21 July 202658 peakWednesday 22 July 202658 peakThursday 23 July 202654 peakFriday 24 July 202663 peakSaturday 25 July 202652 peakSunday 26 July 202661 peakMonday 27 July 202655 peakTuesday 28 July 202655 peakWednesday 29 July 202649 peakThursday 30 July 202645 peakFriday 31 July 202650 peak

August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 435 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

01835537001 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 202641 peakSunday 02 August 202650 peakMonday 03 August 202650 peakTuesday 04 August 202652 peakWednesday 05 August 202649 peakThursday 06 August 202648 peakFriday 07 August 202649 peakSaturday 08 August 202653 peakSunday 09 August 202648 peakMonday 10 August 202643 peakTuesday 11 August 202645 peakWednesday 12 August 202654 peakThursday 13 August 202640 peakFriday 14 August 202652 peakSaturday 15 August 202660 peakSunday 16 August 202647 peakMonday 17 August 202659 peakTuesday 18 August 202650 peakWednesday 19 August 202651 peakThursday 20 August 202646 peakFriday 21 August 202649 peakSaturday 22 August 202643 peakSunday 23 August 202648 peakMonday 24 August 202664 peakTuesday 25 August 202665 peakWednesday 26 August 202656 peakThursday 27 August 202660 peakFriday 28 August 202661 peakSaturday 29 August 202659 peakSunday 30 August 202649 peakMonday 31 August 202645 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 279 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

01530456001 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 202654 peakWednesday 02 September 202654 peakThursday 03 September 202654 peakFriday 04 September 202652 peakSaturday 05 September 202653 peakSunday 06 September 202656 peakMonday 07 September 202655 peakTuesday 08 September 202644 peakWednesday 09 September 202641 peakThursday 10 September 202655 peakFriday 11 September 202653 peakSaturday 12 September 202651 peak

October 2026

Sand:box was released on 24 Nov, 2023.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 20:43 UTC
App ID
2179380
Last updated
18 Dec 2025 build 21238121
Developer
smellymoo
Publisher
smellymoo
Release date
24 Nov, 2023
Platforms
WindowsmacOSLinux
Download size
12 MB11 MB12 MB
Install size
30 MB31 MB29 MB
Genres
Casual, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play
Game modes
Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen
Controller support
Partial

Features & support

Steam features

Steam WorkshopIncludes level editorRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

DualShock Controller SupportPartial Controller Support

Accessibility

Popular tags

SandboxSimulationPixel Graphics2DGod GameRetroRelaxingDestructionSingleplayerIndiePhysicsEducationCasualLogicOld SchoolScienceAutomationBuildingStylizedCrafting
About this gameFull description from Steam
sand:box is a relaxing "falling sand" style pixel sandbox originally inspired by the retro charm of sand games, but now far more advanced, including digital circuits and playable characters! Unleash your imagination to craft intricate designs and contraptions, harnessing the dynamic interactions between various components, become a master of automation and electronics, exploiting their power to create awe-inspiring creations.... or just blow everything up!
Content & age ratings7 regional ratings

Regional ratings

BBFCU
CEROa
CRL0
DEJUSl
IGRS3Interaksi Daring
OFLCg
PEGI3
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP / Vista / 7 Processor: 2 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 800x600 minimum resolution, OpenGL 2.0 Support Storage: 32 MB available space

Recommended

Linux

Minimum: OS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, fully updated Processor: 2 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 800x600 minimum resolution, OpenGL 2.0 Support Storage: 32 MB available space
Supported languages27 languages
LanguageFull audio
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Arabic
Bulgarian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
Greek
Hungarian
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese - Brazil
Portuguese - Portugal
Romanian
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Swedish
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Vietnamese
Japanese

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers
Sand:box screenshot 1Sand:box screenshot 2Sand:box screenshot 3Sand:box screenshot 4Sand:box screenshot 5Sand:box screenshot 6Sand:box screenshot 7Sand:box screenshot 8Sand:box screenshot 9

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

4 developer announcements, Feb 2023 to Dec 2025 · times in UTC

December

  1. Christmas Stickmen update!

    We have improved stickmen a lot, I won't give you any spoilers.Also, for 2026 we will be making sand:box fully moddable. so we can all make everything we ever dreamed of! we have already started working on it and have a experimental…

    smellymoo

December

  1. Stickmen Update

    We're super excited to announce a massive new update that introduces a whole new game dynamic that completely changes how you play sand:box... playable characters! Now you can design levels that you can actually play, allowing you to…

    smellymoo

September

  1. Circuits & Steamworks Update

    We're excited to announce our biggest update so far, in more than 5 years! Firstly, Steamworks support, so you can share your designs and gadgets with others. And we have added 30+ new materials that allow you to make electric circuits.…

    smellymoo

February

  1. Tools & Materials Update

    We're happy to announce our first major update. New Tools: Select (Cut, Copy, Paste, Move) Pick (Pick Materials and View Temperature) Line (Draw Lines and Snap to Axes (shift)) New Materials: Improved Nuke (Uranium) Mimic Frogspawn…

    shmo

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